Four Steps to FOIA Mastery (1)

Presented at HOPE 2020 Virtual Rescheduled, July 25, 2020, 4 p.m. (60 minutes)

Using public records laws can reveal everything from covert surveillance programs to hidden family history - but only if you know how to ask for it effectively. At this workshop, FOIA (Freedom of Information Act) masters from MuckRock and other leading transparency organizations will share their basic strategies for opening government at all levels. They'll go beyond magic keywords to include and teach participants how to get in the mind of government bureaucracy to file more precise, effective, and illuminating requests. In addition to strategies that will help new requesters and veterans alike improve their transparency strategies, the workshop will offer opportunities to receive advice and feedback on attendees' request ideas. https://wiki.hope.net/index.php?title=Four\_Steps\_to\_FOIA\_Mastery\_workshop

Presenters:

• Michael Morisy
  **Michael Morisy** is the co-founder of MuckRock, a leading transparency non-profit that runs DocumentCloud, oTranscribe, and other open source transparency tools dedicated to an informed public.

Links:

• https://xiii.hope.net/hope2020/talk/YSMLZW/

Similar Presentations:

• The Eleventh HOPE (2016) / FOIA at Fifty
• HOPE X (2014) / A Beautiful Mosaic: How to Use FOIA to Fight Secrecy, Explore History, and Strengthen American Democracy
• HOPE 2020 Virtual Rescheduled / Four Steps to FOIA Mastery (2)